Politics

Play video content Comedy Central Vice President Kamala Harris isn’t having any talk about Sen. Joe Manchin being in charge of the U.S. government … and she clapped back when Charlamagne Tha God, legitimately, raised the issue. The Veep chatted with Charlamagne Friday for his Comedy Central show, ‘Tha God’s Honest Truth’ … and it

Sure looks like Cheryl Hines just got Jennifer Garner-ed … her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is passing the buck on who suggested their holiday party guests should be vaccinated, and the blame’s falling at her feet. The backstory here is RFK Jr. is an established anti-vaxxer — or at least anti-vaxx mandate — for

Louisiana Judge Michelle Odinet has been suspended by the state’s Supreme Court after a sickening video of her using the n-word went viral earlier this week. Docs filed Friday read, “hereby is disqualified from exercising judicial functions, without salary, during the pendency of further proceedings in these matters.” This means the LA Supreme Court has

Play video content TMZ.com Sen. Elizabeth Warren‘s response to Elon Musk is pretty simple — amounting to the same thing she’s been saying all along … that the guy’s gotta pony up. We got SEW on Capitol Hill and asked if she thought the Tesla chief would start paying his fair share in taxes after

Jim Bob Duggar won’t be serving as an Arkansas state senator anytime soon, because he got crushed in the Republican primary … just days after his son, Josh, was convicted in his child porn trial. The “19 Kids and Counting” star got clobbered during Tuesday’s special election … which saw him going up against other

Play video content TMZ.com Abel Osundairo was proudly rocking a red MAGA hat while celebrating a big moment in his boxing career … but he says he’s not throwing a jab at Jussie Smollett. Ya gotta see this video TMZ obtained of Abel and brother Ola celebrating Abel becoming the top amateur boxer in his

Jim Bob Duggar‘s likelihood of winning a state senate race in Arkansas just went down, drastically, due to his son’s conviction … this according to another member of the Duggar fam. Derick Dillard — who’s married to JBD’s daughter and Josh‘s sister, Jill — tells TMZ … Josh’s guilty verdict in his child porn trial

Play video content Screw debates … how’s this for politicians settling a disagreement?! 39-year-old Simao Peixoto, mayor of Borba, Brazil … participated in a 3-round slugfest with political rival, 45-year-old Erineu Alvas Da Silva, a former councilor in the area. Da Silva had been critical of the mayor online, calling him a “scoundrel” (fightin’ words!),

Dr. Mehmet Oz is dunzo on daytime TV — after 13 seasons on the air “The Dr. Oz Show” is coming to an end, but that’s good news for his daughter, whose own TV show will slide into dear ol’ dad’s position. Sony Pictures confirmed the long-running daytime series will officially end on January 14

Play video content A pilot was joined by more than just other commercial airline flights over the Pacific Ocean during a recent trip, recording what he believes was an entire fleet of UFOs. The video, believed to have been recorded in the last few weeks, shows between 9 and sometimes up to 12 of the

The United States will not send an official delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, President Joe Biden and the White House announced Monday. The decision to withdraw from the Olympic games is a statement against China’s “ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said. The Biden

President Joe Biden welcomes back the Kennedy Center Honors, post-pandemic, and immediately gets totally roasted by ‘SNL’ star Michael Che … who said, “There’s no way he is awake right?” The age-appropriate shot was well-received, though, during a night of jokes, laughter and great music. President Biden slipped into his tux for the Sunday night

Yeah, it’s good to be the King/Queen — but Prime Minister’s pretty badass too, especially when you’re Finland’s Sanna Marin out partying until the break of dawn!!! The Finnish PM was all up in the VIP at Butcher’s Nightclub in Helsinki over the weekend — she was seen hanging with her husband and some friends

President Biden resumed what had been paused for a good while in D.C. — namely, POTUS being in attendance for the Kennedy Center Honors … and hosting them afterward. JB held a reception Sunday at the White House, with this year’s recipients of the lifetime achievement award being in attendance, front and center. Among those

Bob Dole — one of the most enduring U.S. political figures — has died, 10 months after revealing he was battling lung cancer. The Republican stalwart from Kansas passed in his sleep early Sunday morning, according to his wife, Elizabeth Dole. Her foundation released a statement on his death, highlighting his 79 years of political

Play video content Tha God’s Honest Truth Meagan Good wants to become a gun owner … and while she says she didn’t always feel that way, the recent rise of home invasions in Los Angeles changed her mind. Meagan explained her change of heart in tonight’s interview with Charlamagne Tha God on his Comedy Central

It sure sounds like Donald Trump is gearing up for another run at the White House … ’cause he pretty much announced it while campaigning for his longtime friend Herschel Walker on Wednesday. #45 was front and center at the former football star and Senate hopeful’s event at Mar-a-Lago … and after Walker introduced him

T.I. and Isaac Hayes III might have helped to end Felicia Moore‘s shot at being Atlanta’s next mayor by spreading fake news … at least according to the candidate herself. Moore, who just lost ATL’s runoff race against Andre Dickens, tells TMZ … T.I. and Hayes have been spreading “lies” about her and her proposed

Play video content TMZ.com Rep. Tim Burchett is not happy about the Pentagon starting up a new agency to head up UFO research — because he, like others, sees it as more secrets … and less transparency. The Tennessee congressman gave his thoughts on the matter Wednesday on Capitol Hill, and to put it frankly

The Women’s Tennis Association is sending a strong message to China amid the Peng Shuai case … saying the organization will suspend all events in the country until a full investigation is conducted into her sexual assault allegations made against a powerful government official. Steve Simon — the WTA’s CEO and Chairman — sounded off

8:37 AM PT — Trump went on FOX a few days after the debate and seemed to suggest he may have got the virus from his up close and personal meetings with Gold Star families. “I met with Gold Star families. I didn’t want to cancel that … I can’t say, ‘back up’ … they

Chris Cuomo will be off the air for the foreseeable future on CNN’s airwaves — the cable news network just suspended the guy … all over his efforts to protect his brother.  The question … does Chris survive this at CNN? CNN just announced they’re benching Chris indefinitely over newly released evidence put out by

Virgil Abloh is getting a nod from his hometown, with nothing less than his own day to be recognized going forward … TMZ has learned. A rep for the City of Rockford, IL tells TMZ … city officials are dubbing Wednesday, Dec. 1, as Virgil Abloh Day. There’s no real significance in the day itself,

China says Peng Shuai is okay, but the European Union ain’t buying it — with the organization demanding “verifiable proof” the tennis star is not in harm’s way. Peng disappeared earlier this month after accusing powerful Chinese politician Zhang Gaoli of sexual assault … but popped back up recently during an interview with the International

Play video content TMZ.com Pete Buttigieg insists he’s not sure about getting back on the campaign trail — possibly running for POTUS again in 2024 — but he’s not completely shutting the door either. The former presidential hopeful, and current Sec. of Transportation, joined us Monday on “TMZ Live” and we asked him about the

Play video content CNN Enes Kanter will now be Enes Kanter Freedom — the Boston Celtics player just announced he’s legally changing his name as he’s sworn in as a U.S. citizen. The 29-year-old hooper is set to officially become an American after passing his citizenship test earlier this month … a journey that’s been

The White House is fully decked out for Christmas … and it goes way beyond the official tree. The East and West Wings were adorned with Xmas trees, ornaments and various other holiday decorations. Now, check this out … there’s a photo attached to one of the trees just like an ornament, featuring President Joe

President Biden‘s first National Christmas Tree Lighting is going to be more lively than Donald Trump‘s last one … but bringing back a live audience is gonna cost taxpayers a bundle. According to federal docs, obtained by TMZ, the National Park Service shelled out $139,000 to a company in Ohio to locate, transport and transplant

Posters have been plastered on buildings and bus stops in Europe, showing images of some very famous women who appear brutalized … in an effort to grab people by the collar so they better understand domestic violence. Artist AleXsandro Palombo has doctored images of Vice President Kamala Harris, along with British Dutchess Kate Middleton, Queen

Play video content Fox News Kyle Rittenhouse is making the rounds in right-wing circles — and his latest stop was with none other than Donald Trump … who’s fully in his corner in the wake of his trial and acquittal. DT was on Sean Hannity‘s show when he revealed he got some face time with